Synonyms for rocket

any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun)

• projectile

a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion (noun)

erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender (noun)

• roquette
• arugula

propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon (noun)

• skyrocket

shoot up abruptly, like a rocket (verb)

• skyrocket